Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep

In this edition, we’re looking at the sci-fi classic Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. DADES follows bounty hunter Rick Deckard on a mission to find and destroy 6 state of the art, rogue androids. The novel is the source material for the film Blade Runner. Written in 1968, DADES is set in a near future San Francisco amid a vast desertion to off-world colonies. Those remaining on Earth contend with nuclear fallout dust and other dangers. Dick asks fundamental questions in the novel and our discussion touches on just a few of these. Read next month’s book, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, along with us, and listen on July 27th. Let us know what you think. Tweet us @BedrosianCenter or, check out our showpage on the Bedrosian website, https://bedrosian.usc.edu, for links to speaker’s information and to some of the things we mention during the discussion. https://bedrosian.usc.edu/blog/podcast/do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep/ This podcast was produced by Aubrey Hicks and Jonathan Schwartz.

Sponsored by the USC Bedrosian Center
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Recorded at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
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